QUALITATIVE AND QUANTITATIVE APPROACHES TO SOCIAL RESEARCH Christina Hughes C.L.Hughes@warwick.ac.uk There has been widespread debate in recent years within many of the social sciences regarding the relative merits of quantitative and qualitative strategies for research. The positions taken by individual researchers vary considerably‚ from those who see the two strategies as entirely separate and based on alternative views of the world‚ to those who are happy to mix these strategies within
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two kinds of research method‚ including Qualitative and Quantitative research. Qualitative Research means collecting and analyzing other people’s ideas relevant to the study topic. John (2006) claimed that qualitative research is subjective since it depends on the people’s opinion. This kind of research employs various methods‚ including collecting information from individuals or interviewees‚ in-depth interviews and focus groups. The nature of qualitative research is exploratory. The researchers
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Journal of health‚ social and environmental issues. Vol. 6 p45-54. Finlay‚ L. Baliinger‚ C‚ (2006). Qualitative Research for Allied Health Professionals. Holloway‚ I. & Wheeler‚ S. (2002). Qualitative research in nursing. (2nd ed). Oxford: Blackwell publishing. Parahoo‚ K. (2006). Nursing research: principles‚ process and issues. (2nd ed). London: Palgrave Macmillan. Patton‚ Q. M. (2002). Qualitative research and evaluation methods. (3rd ed). UK: Sage publications. Polgar‚ S. & Thomas‚ S. A. (2008)
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question is designed to get better understanding of the lived experience of type 2 diabetes patients‚ during regular check-ups with the diabetes nurse specialists. Research Methods This research is a qualitative study using the phenomenological-hermenetic method. Parahoo (2006) states that qualitative research explores the individual’s beliefs and life experiences in order to gain an in depth-insight‚ and tries to understand human behaviours .Phenomenology focuses on people with lived experience
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Analysis of Participants Experiences of a Mindfulness-based Cognitive Therapy Group for Cardiac Rehabilitation The article titled “Participants Experiences of a Mindfulness-based Cognitive Therapy Group for Cardiac Rehabilitation” explores the experiences of a group of patients recovering with the assistance of cardiac rehabilitation. The participants are recovering from an illness associated with the heart and it is very important that these patients learn about stress and how to cope with the
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Qualitative Research Report Article Connelly‚ L.M.‚ Miner-Williams‚ D.‚ & Yoder‚ L.H.‚ 2003. A qualitative study of charge nurse competencies. Medsurg Nursing‚ 12(5)‚ 298-306. Problem The study was conducted to determine the competencies necessary to be a successful charge nurse (Connelly‚ Miner-Williams‚ & Yoder‚ 2003). There has been limited research conducted to provide information concerning the clinical role of the charge nurse. This study identifies the competencies necessary to be an
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Qualitative and quantitative research are two types of research‚ each type is presented in a different way and depends on different gathered material. Qualitative research is the collection of information about things and objects. For instance interviews‚ pictures and items would be items collected during qualitative research. Quantitative research involves the collection and analysis of numerical information that has been researched and collected. This type of research is best at the onset of a
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A Qualitative Article Critique: Older Women’s Reflection on Accessing Care Across Their Breast Cancer Trajectory: Navigating Beyond the Triple Barriers A Qualitative Article Critique: Older Women’s Reflection on Accessing Care Across Their Breast Cancer Trajectory: Navigating Beyond the Triple Barriers This paper will critique the qualitative study written by Peiters‚ et al.(2011)‚ which looks at the journey and barriers older women diagnosed with breast cancer must hurdle to receive treatment
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Operations management problem in Pepsi Introduction Operations management remains as an important branch of study both in the corporate worldas well as in academics. Talking of academics‚ operations management is an important partof the study in the curriculum of management studies. In other words‚ it is seen that thetheoretical base that a manager or a n executive needs to deal with the problems of thecompany are taught in the curriculum. Operations management is also an important part in anorganization
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paper critically appraises a qualitative research article titled "Women’s perception of being pregnant and having pregestational diabetes" (Lavender‚ T.‚ Platt‚ M. J.‚ Tsekiri‚ E.‚ Casson‚ I.‚ Byrom‚ S.‚ Baker‚ L.‚ et al.‚ 2010‚ p. 589-595). Title and Abstract The title of a research report is the first thing that readers look at to have a gross idea about what the study is about (Brockopp & Tolsma‚ 2003‚ p. 446). It should contain 15 words or less and in qualitative studies‚ the title would typically
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